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Factors influencing pension fund managers' asset allocation decisions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Using a panel data regression approach this study analyses the significance of four factors that influence asset allocation decisions of pension fund managers in Kenya. It also isolates the asset class specific features ...
Challenges of regional intergration in Africa: a case study of COMESA 1994-2008
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
The study examines the challenges of regional integration in Africa and COMESA as a case study. It further examines the role of regional bodies in furthering integration in Africa; the challenges that face COMESA in regional ...
Determinants of infant mortality: evidence from the 1989 and 2003 KDHS
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Since 1948, when the first census was taken in Kenya, infant mortality estimates have been computed from numerous sources. Until 1989, the estimates have shown considerable declines in mortality in general and infant ...
Estimation of completed fertility trends in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
This study set out to adopt the use of Parity Progression Ratio (PPR) to estimate Completed Fertility using the fertility table model. The conventional age-based measure of fertility (ASFR) and their sum over all ages, the ...
Utilization of maternal health services among women from poor and non-poor households in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Improvement in maternal health is one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) with a specific target of reducing by three-quarters between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio. Although there has been an overall ...
Determinants of fertility in Kenya: a comparative study of Western and Central provinces
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Kenya has undergone a dramatic fertility transition with total fertility rate declining from 8.2 births per woman in the late 1970s to 4.7 towards the end of the 1990s. The 1998 and 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey ...
A survey on the extent to which commercial banks have penetrated the Kenyan market
(University of Nairobi, 2009-09)
The objectives of the study were to establish the extent to which commercial banks have
penetrated the Kenyan market and identifying the factors that influence the market
penetration of the commercial banks in Kenya.
The ...
A survey of implementation of world class manufacturing practices: case of listed companies
(2009)
In response to intense global business competition, companies have implemented “new”
operational philosophies to enhance competitiveness. Such World Class Manufacturing
(WCM) practices include Kaizen, Just in Time, Total ...
A study of corporate governance practices and challenges by co-operative societies in Nairobi (a study of selected co-operative societies in Nairobi)
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)
The Co-operative Movement in Africa has faced numerous operational challenges in
the past decade especially due to sudden Government withdrawal from its previous
extensive support to rural sector and also due to the ...
The relationship between capital structure and financial performance of Microfinance institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
This study examined the relationship between capital structure and performance of MFIs
in Kenya. Capital structure theories predict that leverage level influences a firm’s
performance. In MFIs outreach levels and default ...